Worship
Our Mission
The Worship Office seeks to enhance the experience of Eucharist for all the people of the parish. Through art, music, planning, training leaders, environment, and much more our experience of God in the liturgies and celebrations is amplified.
Under the leadership of our Pastor, Very Rev. Norbert Maduzia, Jr., E.V., the Worship Office plans and prepares all liturgical celebrations in the parish. The goal is that through the celebration of Eucharist we all move closer to God in our day to day living. We strive to follow the teachings of the Second Vatican Council's document The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, whereby we strive to lead all the faithful to full, conscious, and active participation.
Worship Staff
Worship Commission
What We Do
- Serve as liaisons to all worship ministries
- Receive parishioner comments & suggestions regarding worship and liturgy, evaluate, and make recommendations to the Parish Council
- Guide our ministries to meet the goals of the Worship Commission
- Represent all worship ministries in leadership gatherings
- Develop worship policies and disseminate as appropriate
Members
Diego Avila (Co-Chair)
Betzabeth Lugo (Co-Chair)
Sylvia Flores (Recorder)
Tom Glave (Pastoral Council)
Robert Alcala (Pastoral Council)
Mike Strathman
Robert Allmaras
Jaime Garcia
Marie Thompson
Karla Jackson (Staff Liaison)
Short-Term Goals
Promote prayer groups to pray for 1) Holy Land Christians, 2) World Peace, and 3) Stop Persecution in Africa; Reach out throughout the ministries to emphasize.
Contact each prayer group identified in the parish and arrange a presentation for interested prayer groups, our team, and possibly later for the parish. Estimating 3-4 prayer groups.
Review and assist worship commission ministries with specific needs
Create a standard checklist of items for each ministry to review (i.e., co-chairs in place, next co-chair in progress, training, announcements, etc.). As assessments are completed by each ministry, identify the best processes to assist each ministry in growing and remaining beneficial to the church.
Long-Term Goal
Over the next two years, the Worship Commission will review, update, and standardize all core documents—including ministry guides, role descriptions, and succession plans—and compile them into a clear, concise compendium designed to equip and support future worship leaders with consistent, accessible resources.
Worship Ministries
We provide a spiritually engaging worship experience for parishioners and visitors participating in liturgical and devotional celebrations at St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church. We endeavor to create a worship environment and experience that enables individuals to grow deeper in and celebrate their relationship with God and the Catholic Church. We accomplish this through Liturgical ministries formed around a common ministerial framework, through active solicitation of input and participation from our parish community and related organizations and through our commitment to fulfilling our parish mission of being “A People for Others”.
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